Question 1

North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they

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A)  were very aristocratic. 
B)  exercised no independent prerogative. 
C)  depended on trade with Spain. 
D)  were the two most democratic colonies. 
E)  were founded by Roger Williams. 
A)  were very aristocratic. 
B)  exercised no independent prerogative. 
C)  depended on trade with Spain. 
D)  were the two most democratic colonies. 
E)  were founded by Roger Williams. D

Question 2

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

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A)  impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B)  demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C)  punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D)  hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E)  save the Virginia community from utter collapse. 
A)  impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B)  demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C)  punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D)  hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E)  save the Virginia community from utter collapse. A

Question 3

Georgia's founders were determined to

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A)  conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire. 
B)  create a haven for people imprisoned for debt. 
C)  keep Georgia for Catholics. 
D)  restrict the colony to British citizens. 
E)  establish slavery. 
A)  conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire. 
B)  create a haven for people imprisoned for debt. 
C)  keep Georgia for Catholics. 
D)  restrict the colony to British citizens. 
E)  establish slavery. B

Question 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Savannah

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-longhouse

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A longhouse is a type of long, narrow, s

Question 6

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that

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A)  it had to be planted extensively. 
B)  it required the clearing of much land. 
C)  its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. 
D)  it required an elaborate refining process. 
E)  it was a capital-intensive business. 
A)  it had to be planted extensively. 
B)  it required the clearing of much land. 
C)  its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. 
D)  it required an elaborate refining process. 
E)  it was a capital-intensive business.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the ways in which tobacco and sugar affected the social and economic development of colonial America.

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Tobacco and sugar both played significan

Question 8

A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614 by the

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A)  marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist John Rolfe. 
B)  mass killing of the entire Powhatan tribe. 
C)  English agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the Powhatan tribe. 
D)  Powhatan tribe agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the English. 
E)  agreement of John Rolfe and Pocahontas to divorce. 
A)  marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist John Rolfe. 
B)  mass killing of the entire Powhatan tribe. 
C)  English agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the Powhatan tribe. 
D)  Powhatan tribe agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the English. 
E)  agreement of John Rolfe and Pocahontas to divorce.

Question 9

Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they

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A)  had experience working in dry, desert-like areas. 
B)  were experienced in rice cultivation. 
C)  were knowledgeable regarding cotton production. 
D)  exhibited skill as soldiers. 
E)  were skilled fishermen. 
A)  had experience working in dry, desert-like areas. 
B)  were experienced in rice cultivation. 
C)  were knowledgeable regarding cotton production. 
D)  exhibited skill as soldiers. 
E)  were skilled fishermen.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Restoration

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The term "Restoration" in a historical c

Question 11

During the 1500s,England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

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A)  it was Spain's ally. 
B)  it suffered from internal religious conflict. 
C)  the French had already established their presence overseas. 
D)  Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power. 
E)  they did not have distractors to come. 
A)  it was Spain's ally. 
B)  it suffered from internal religious conflict. 
C)  the French had already established their presence overseas. 
D)  Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power. 
E)  they did not have distractors to come.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-surplus population

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-slavery

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Slavery is the practice of owning and co

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Humphrey Gilbert

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 Septem

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Maryland Act of Toleration

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The Maryland Act of Toleration, passed i

Question 16

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

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A)  to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. 
B)  to stop the spread of European settlements. 
C)  the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. 
D)  to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E)  the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees. 
A)  to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. 
B)  to stop the spread of European settlements. 
C)  the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. 
D)  to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E)  the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-First Anglo-Powhatan War

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The First Anglo-Powhatan War was a confl

Question 18

Virginia,Maryland,the Carolinas,and Georgia were similar in that they were all

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A)  economically devoted to exporting commercial agricultural products, often a staple crop. 
B)  proprietary colonies. 
C)  founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne. 
D)  founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England. 
E)  able to live in peace with the Native Americans. 
A)  economically devoted to exporting commercial agricultural products, often a staple crop. 
B)  proprietary colonies. 
C)  founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne. 
D)  founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England. 
E)  able to live in peace with the Native Americans.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-squatter

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A "squatter" historically refers to an i

Question 20

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

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A)  agreeing to marry him. 
B)  interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. 
C)  pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. 
D)  nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. 
E)  All of these 
A)  agreeing to marry him. 
B)  interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. 
C)  pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. 
D)  nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. 
E)  All of these

Exam 2: The Planting of English America,1500-1733

North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

Georgia's founders were determined to

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Savannah

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -longhouse

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that

Compare and contrast the ways in which tobacco and sugar affected the social and economic development of colonial America.

A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614 by the

Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Restoration

During the 1500s,England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -surplus population

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -slavery

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Humphrey Gilbert

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Maryland Act of Toleration

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -First Anglo-Powhatan War

Virginia,Maryland,the Carolinas,and Georgia were similar in that they were all

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -squatter

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

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The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

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The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

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Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

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America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

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